The

way of love is

not a subtle argument.

The door there is devastation.

Birds make great sky-circles of their

freedom. How do they learn that?

They fall, and falling,

they’re given

wings.

Rumi

Not

coveting a single

thing is the greatest gift

you can give to the

universe.

Kodo Sawaki Roshi

There are names,

such as Buddha, God, or Heavenly Way;

but they all point to the mind which is nothingness.

Live always with the mind of total nothingness,

and the evils that come to you will

dissipate completely.

Munan 

The more you talk and think about it,

The further astray you wander from the truth.

Stop talking and thinking,

And there is nothing you will not be able to know.

To return to the root is to find the meaning,

But to pursue appearances is to miss the source.

At the moment of inner enlightenment

There is a going beyond appearance and emptiness.

Sengcan

Brave-spirited wearers

of the patched robe possess an outstanding,

extraordinary aspect. With great determination they give up

conventional society. They look upon worldly status

and evanescent fame as dust in the wind,

as clouds floating by, as echoes

in a valley.

Yuanwu